SALT + EARTH: Festival of Landscape, Seascape & The Environment will return from September to October 2024, with the main festival weekend taking place 3rd-6th October 2024.
Join us for SALT + EARTH 2024: Festival of Landscape, Seascape & The Environment - the eighth edition of the festival! Experience the work of artists exploring sustainable farming practices, soil health, community farming, and human stories of movement. Climate emergency continues to be at the forefront of this festival, along with the celebration of the extraordinary landscape that surrounds us. Plus, so much more will be showcased to highlight the ongoing cultural and political ambition to establish a UNESCO Geopark.
SALT Festival began in 2016. Based in Folkestone, the festival’s aim was to inspire and connect people to the coastal landscape and urgent issues of climate change. Previous editions of the festival have included activities and events such as communal sea swims, boat building, rewilding projects, live performances, and much more. The expanded festival will now look beyond the coast to the wild and rural parts of Kent and northern France. SALT + EARTH is an ambitious festival that now aims to raise awareness of the climate emergency and UNESCO geopark bid.
SALT + EARTH is co-curated by Creative Folkestone, Folkestone Fringe, and Kent Downs AONB.
